Hanson man seriously injured in motorcycle accident

A 24-year old Hanson man is in serious condition after crashing his motorcycle at the intersection of Oldham Street and Mariah’s Path on Sunday, April 6 at approximately 7 p.m.

Mark Burridge mburridge@wickedlocal.com

A 24-year old Hanson man is in serious condition after crashing his motorcycle at the intersection of Oldham Street and Mariah’s Path on Sunday, April 6 at approximately 7 p.m.

According to police, a man driving a motorcycle down Oldham Street went off the road and hit the curbing on the way back onto the street, which sent him flying off of the motorcycle and to the other side of the road.

Police said the motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the accident, and although the cause of the accident is hard to determine, it is likely that the motorcycle’s speed was a factor.

Lt. David Clauss of the Pembroke police said the motorcycle left tracks off the road on Oldham Street, but no skid marks on the road. From that, police determined the driver had left the road on Oldham Street.

Clauss said when the man crossed the corner to get back onto the road; he hit the edge of the curb and was launched off of the motorcycle and right between a telephone pole and the guide wire attaching it to the ground.

The operator was transported to South Shore Hospital by the Pembroke Fire Department with serious injuries. The Pembroke Police and the State Police reconstruction unit are investigating the accident.